Does the Government of Canada assess trade and investment policies unrelated to a specific negotiation?
• The 2004 Cabinet Directive on Environmental Assessment of Plans, Programs, and Policies requires that a strategic environmental assessment be conducted when a proposal is submitted to an individual Minister or Cabinet for approval that may result in important environmental effects (either positive or negative). • In keeping with this requirement, International Trade Canada has a process in place to conduct preliminary environmental scans of proposals considered by the Minister of International Trade via Memorandum to Cabinet. This process identifies how environmental considerations could be integrated into the proposal to enhance potential positive environmental impacts, and mitigate potential negative environmental impacts. It also determines the need for a detailed environmental analysis.
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